The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Dynamic passwords need to be securely managed. Online and offline password managers come into play here. However, password managers introduce the problem of risk concentration, or putting all of one’s eggs in a single basket. Every year, researchers find weaknesses in such password managers.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Until biometrics or a quantum solution change our everyday approach to encryption, passwords remain our first line of defense against data breaches, hackers, and thieves. Silo your risk by generating a unique password for each of your online accounts. 4) Use a password manager. Related: Training human sensors.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Ensure that each online account has a unique password to minimize the impact of a potential breach. How Can Your Credentials Become Compromised?

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Ensure that each online account has a unique password to minimize the impact of a potential breach. How Can Your Credentials Become Compromised?

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We have a lot of thoughts on passkeys – some of which we’ve shared in other posts in this passkey blog series – and today we’re going to explore how passkeys stack up against passwords from the perspective of cloud platforms. That’s why many tech companies are turning to passkeys as a more secure and convenient replacement.

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Webroot

MAY 3, 2022

While avoiding duplication of passwords for multiple accounts and enabling two-way authentication can help, using a password manager is another way to help manage all of your account passwords seamlessly. LastPass is the most trusted name in secure password management.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2022

With the proper validation, you can authenticate a user (human or machine) and authorize them to access privileged services, accounts, and applications. As machines and humans both have identities that require authentication, the list of credentials to keep track of and protect can include: Passwords. One-time password devices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Authentication. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. This means that in addition to your password, you will also need a second factor, such as a code from a key fob or a fingerprint, to access your data. Increasingly, passwordless authentication is becoming the norm.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Remote Users The web authentication process begins when the remote user wants to connect to an application. Passkeys are better than passwords Setup It’s not worth rehashing all the woes of passwords, but to summarize: They’re a challenge for the user to create with complex rules to remember, to change and to manage overall.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The Password Solution Enter the solution, use an encrypted enterprise password management and security platform to store, create strong passwords. Never reuse a password, and manage logins to all the applications employees use at work. compatible identity provider, like Duo.

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Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The enterprise half is now on the IANS blog: Never Waste a Good Crisis: Yahoo Edition.]. Turn on two-factor authentication, whenever possible. Most banking sites and ones like Google, Apple, Twitter and Facebook offer two-factor authentication. Change your passwords frequently and do not use the same password across websites.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2022

Specifically, the NGINX LDAP reference implementation which uses LDAP to authenticate users of applications being proxied by NGINX. LDAP can also tackle authentication, so users can sign on just once and access many different files on the server. It’s written in Python and communicates with a LDAP authentication server.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Company officials also used the first week of October – which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – to remind users of the company’s plan to enable two-factor authentication by default to many accounts, and that it will enable it for 150 million accounts before the end of 2021. ” Two-Factor Authentication is Key.

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Google Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Whenever you fill or save credentials into an app, we’ll check those credentials against a list of known compromised credentials and alert you if your password has been compromised. The prompt can also take you to your Password Manager page , where you can do a comprehensive review of your saved passwords.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords. Among the passwords exposed, 72 percent of users were found to be still using already-compromised passwords. Turn on Multifactor Authentication Even strong, secure passwords can be exposed by attackers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 24, 2023

The Encryption Challenge Data users are becoming more sophisticated in their understanding of data privacy and consider it to be a basic human right. The problem with encryption, though, is that it requires human cooperation. Are we making full use of multifactor authentication, tokenization, and encryption?

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. This blog will deep dive into the method of phishing and how it has evolved today.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll look at the factors that make schools susceptible to cyberattacks and discuss why it’s crucial to have robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard the academic community. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) and enforce its use when logging into school accounts and systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Authentication and password management. Passwords are one of the least safe user authentication methods, yet they are also frequently used for web applications for safeguarding online data. Implement password hashing on a trusted system.

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McAfee

JANUARY 28, 2020

But a good way to think of it is this: Many passwords, one breach. One password…. If you’re concerned about being able to remember them, look into obtaining a password manager. Don’t use public Wi-Fi hotspots without using a VPN for encryption. Enable multi-factor authentication. potentially) many breaches.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Additionally, consider using a password manager to securely store and manage your passwords.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

In this blog, we cover the top-seven data security practices every workplace should implement to help protect valuable information and more. Ransomware blocks an employer’s access to its data via encryption, and the employer will have to pay a ransom to access it. Password theft. Why is Data Security Important in the Workplace?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2021

Secrets are digital authentication credentials such as: API keys and tokens. Encryption keys (e.g., IAST, IaC, Secrets: A Guide to App Sec Tools was originally published in ShiftLeft Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Database credentials.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As such, the author advertises it will avoid detection by leveraging AES encryption for its network traffic and that it maintains a very low static detection rate across security vendor products," reads Palo Alto Networks' analysis. Review this blog and check your networks for IOCs related to this ongoing malicious activity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Per Symantec , they should specifically require passwords that contain at least 16 characters comprised of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Infosec personnel should also help employees store those passwords safely such as via the use of a password manager. Implement Multi-Factor Authentication.

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SiteLock

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The goal is to protect cardholder data by encrypting it so that in the event a bad actor was to somehow intercept data, all they would get is indecipherable data. Clicking malicious links within comments on a web forum or blog. If a business accepts credit cards to pay for goods and services, it needs to be PCI compliant.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Krebs wrote for The Washington Post between 1995 and 2009 before launching his current blog KrebsOnSecurity.com. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019. We're on a mission to encourage unique passwords stored in a password manager with MFA on.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

Cmd helps companies authenticate and manage user security in Linux production environments without slowing down teams — you don’t need to individually configure identities and devices. Dashlane is a password manager that now supports Duo using Duo SSO. A blog on the integration is also available here. Facebook.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Strengthen your defenses by creating unique and complex passwords for each account. Consider employing a password manager to organize and track them securely. Whenever possible, it is best to add an extra layer of protection by enabling two-factor authentication.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

And I remember calling Symantec and reporting a serious bug in an early version of their password manager. ” Why indeed, the fact of the matter is that it opened the password manager without any password so anyone could see in clear text its content. The WA agent is an open source software hosted on GitHub.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 6, 2023

These include firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), identification and authentication mechanisms, password management, and encryption. Endpoint security defenses are an important part of this. Physical Access Controls: For example, security guards, perimeter security, video cameras, locks, limited access.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Talos reported that these DNS hijacks also paved the way for the attackers to obtain SSL encryption certificates for the targeted domains (e.g. 25, 2019, when security firm CrowdStrike published a blog post listing virtually every Internet address known to be (ab)used by the espionage campaign to date. That changed on Jan.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

In this blog post, we explore the rise of AI social engineering scams, understand their techniques, examine real-life examples, discuss their impact and consequences, and provide practical tips on how to protect yourself against them. This wouldn’t be the first time there’s been confusion as to the authenticity of Musk’s statements.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

Much of what I'm going to cover in the remainder of this blog post will focus on the site at uidai.gov.in We are rapidly approaching a "secure by default" web and the green padlock is becoming the norm ( about two thirds of all browser traffic is now encrypted ). rather than on the various subdomains.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I was obsessed with encryption. I was fascinated by the fact that nothing in the world could reverse an operation of encryption without the needed key to decrypt the item. I also discovered several security vulnerabilities in LastPass Password Manager. I learned everything I could about encryption and how it worked.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 25, 2018

In particular, Mozilla was instrumental in the birth of Let's Encrypt , the free and open certificate authority that's massively increased the adoption of HTTPS on the web. And if you're not already putting all your passwords in 1Password, go and grab a free trial and give it a go. Enabling Anonymous Searches with k-Anonymity.

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